Season Opener Success
The season-opening CGA Four-Ball Championship, which took place April 29 - May 1 at Thorncreek Golf Course in Thornton, ended with a playoff.
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Hitting the Road
A long-awaited pilgrimage to one of golf’s hallowed sites, Augusta National — with some memorable side stops along the way By Gary Baines - 4/19/2022 Ten
Monthly Musings, April Edition
College golf postseason awaits for Colorado teams; Jennifer Kupcho ranked among top 20 in world; one fewer local golf radio show in 2022; Hadley Ashton’s
Spring Forward
Colorado native Jennifer Kupcho makes last ‘Dinah’ her first LPGA victory and first major title By Gary Baines - 4/3/2022 Appropriately, it’s springtime,
Chip, Chip, Hooray
Aurora’s Sophia Capua wins chip portion of Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals for girls 14-15; fellow Coloradans Matai Naqica and Anthony Chen narrowly
Finding the Mark
Denver native Mark Hubbard making inroads despite conditional status on PGA Tour By Gary Baines - 3/21/2022 Mark Hubbard could be regarded as something
History-Making
Colorado Women’s Open purse ($250,000) and first prize ($100k) will match totals of men’s Open under championships’ new title sponsorship deal with
March Monthly Musings
CGA spreads the wealth geographically for 2022 championships; CommonGround USGA qualifying central; more accolades for GOLFTEC; new scoring standard for
TAKE TWO on a First
By USGA - 3/17/2022 Originally scheduled for 2020, Eisenhower Golf Course will host the 2023 U.S.
Silent Auction Breaks Records
The 2022 Season Kick-Off Silent Auction closed March 15 th , 2022, the opening day of Colorado score posting, with a record-breaking $52,932 raised.
Monthly musings
Local Korn Ferry Tour event lands title sponsor and now will be called The Ascendant at TPC Colorado; former CGA Player of Year reinstated as amateur;
Life-Altering Event
11 Colorado caddies earn full-tuition and housing Evans Scholarships, with Cherry Hills, Roaring Fork Club and Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy
Monthly Musings
Final numbers in for golf rounds in Colorado in 2021; Coloradan Joe Assell earns national PGA of America award; Colorado course honors; David Duval’s
Memorable Year Awaits
Life is ever changing for Jennifer Kupcho as Colorado native prepares for 2022 LPGA season and impending marriage By Gary Baines - 1/17/2022 In the
What Awaits?
Notable happenings that will — or might — take place in Colorado golf in 2022 By Gary Baines - 1/11/2022 The last couple of calendar years have left much
Quote, Unquote
Notable quotables from Colorado golf in 2021 By Gary Baines - 12/31/2021 ’Tis the final day of 2021, the last one to publish a year-ending retrospective.
Strong Winter ShowingS
Loveland’s Lauren Lehigh ties for eighth overall in prestigious Arizona Silver Belle Championship; CU's Dylan McDermott wins Grapevine Amateur By Gary
Final Installment
The top dozen stories in Colorado golf for 2021 By Gary Baines - 12/29/2021 We started the countdown earlier this week.
Bidding Adieu to 2021
Colorado golf stories of the year, Part I By Gary Baines - 12/27/2021 Time is running out on 2021, but before the clock strikes 12, it’s worth revisiting
Presents All Around
Let’s celebrate the season with gift wishes, Colorado golf-style By Gary Baines - 12/23/2021 This time of year, the days are short but the sense of
Fun, Fellowship and Philanthropy
Giving is in the DNA for Parker Golf Association, the first CGA Men’s Club of the Year By Gary Baines - 12/20/2021 The Parker Golf Association is
Another Family Affair
Team Duval makes up some ground, but Coloradans finish 13th at made-for-TV PNC Championship By Gary Baines - 12/19/2021 David Duval, competing in his
Twice As Nice
Patty Jewett 18-Hole Golf Club comes back for seconds as CGA Women’s Club of the Year By Gary Baines - 12/16/2021 The CWGA first gave out its Women’s
Going Strong in December
Hunter Swanson of Denver wins Southern California PGA Junior Tour event, edging a younger brother of Patrick Cantlay in the process By Gary Baines -
Familiar Territory
Former CU golfer Jeremy Paul, who’s headed for Korn Ferry Tour, wins again on Outlaw Tour By Gary Baines - 12/12/2021 A month after earning exempt status
In Stellar Company
In a game where rules officials sink or swim, things are going swimmingly for 2021 CGA Topliff Award winner Dave Herrick By Gary Baines - 12/13/2021 It
A Life Well-Lived
Kaye Kessler, whose long, extraordinary career as a sports writer concluded in Colorado, passes away just shy of age 98; Colorado Golf Hall of Famer
Not This Time
Players with strong local ties fall short at PGA Tour Champions Q-school By Gary Baines - 12/10/2021 Two-time PGA Tour winner Jonathan Kaye, a part-time
Making an Impact
TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes named Korn Ferry Tour Tournament of the Year; event volunteer Mark Fidrych also honored By Gary Baines -
Dynamo
CGA leadership believes it hit the Mark(s) with its hiring of enthusiastic young communications manager By Gary Baines - 12/9/2021 It’s certainly not a
One Day Left
Former Coloradan Esteban Toledo still in running for 2022 PGA Tour Champions card, but needs strong final round at Q-school finals By Gary Baines -
In the Mix
Former Coloradan Esteban Toledo in top 10 at halfway point of PGA Tour Champions Q-school By Gary Baines - 12/8/2021 Former Castle Pines resident Esteban
Quick Out of the Gate
Former Castle Pines resident Esteban Toledo opens with 66 at final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school By Gary Baines - 12/7/2021 Former Castle Pines
Among the Best
Some newcomers sprinkled among Colorado courses and instructors earning national accolades recently By Gary Baines - 12/6/2021 National best-of lists for
Early ending
Locals Becca Huffer, Esther Lee and Robyn Choi fail to advance to final week of LPGA Q-Series By Gary Baines - 12/5/2021 Becca Huffer of Monument (2019)
On Outside Looking In
Esther Lee, Becca Huffer, Robyn Choi need to rally to make cut at LPGA Q-Series By Gary Baines - 12/4/2021 The local contingent competing at the LPGA